Kirbie's Cravings

Nutella Lava Cake

Lava cakes are one of our favorite desserts and they are so easy to make at home. These Nutella lave cakes are rich and decadent. Each chocolate cake has a molten Nutella center that...

La Dolce Vita Ristorante

It’s funny how your food palate changes over the years. There are some places that the BF and I used to love that we no longer enjoy as we’ve now had so many more...

Fried Bacon Eggs

About a month ago, I dined at a pop-up restaurant, where one of the courses served was a fried soft boiled egg. The outside of the egg was nice and crunchy and when you...

Popovers

Popovers, also known as Yorkshire puddings, are light and airy and easy to make. They puff up when they bake for a fun presentation. They’re a great side dish that’s easier to make than...

Honey Castella Cake Mastered!

Castella cake is a popular Japanese sponge cake. The key to making it at home is in preparing the eggs which are whisked over warm water until they hold soft peaks. This is what...

Oceanaire revisit

As you may have guessed by now, Oceanaire is one of our favorite restaurants in San Diego when we are in the mood for some fine dining. The other night, the BF surprised me...

Matcha Green Tea Milk Bread

Hopefully you aren’t sick of my tangzhong bread posts because here’s another one. Tangzhong is a method for making bread created by Yvonne Chen, written in her book “65 Degrees Tangzhong.” It produces bread...

Irish Soda Bread

Making Irish soda bread for St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite traditions, although it’s a bread you can make all year round. You don’t need any yeast to make it – it’s...

Manna bbq

I have been eagerly waiting for the opening of Manna bbq, an all you can eat Korean bbq restaurant, since San Diego currently only has one other AYCE Korean bbq restaurant (Jeong Won). The...

Mini Pretzel Dogs

Ever since I found out that soft pretzel dough stores well in the freezer, I’ve had some on hand in my freezer to take out whenever I’m in the mood for soft pretzels. Lately,...

168 Restaurant

The other night, we went to 168 Restaurant for dinner. I haven’t visited 168 for dinner in a long time. Usually if I’m there, it’s just to get a quick lunch bite. Located inside...

Bacon Egg Toast Cups

These bacon egg toast cups combine three breakfast favorites into one portable breakfast dish. I you love eggs, bacon and toast you will love this easy egg cup recipe. I know some people skip...